Get ‘Em While They’re Young
Reactionary children’s books take their awful place in the wall-to-wall right-wing media lineup…
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Get ‘Em While They’re Young
Reactionary children’s books take their awful place in the wall-to-wall right-wing media lineup…
The Left Is Losing Because We’re Not Confrontational Enough
Leftist policies are popular, yet the progressive agenda is stalled. What’s missing is a fighting, movement-backed strategy. Congressional progressives should learn from Seattle’s Kshama Sawant.
Make Billionaires Republicans Again
It’s a good sign for the Democratic Party that Elon Musk doesn’t want to be a member.
If We Want the Supreme Court to Stop Legislating, We Need Real Legislators to Do Their Jobs
The recent Supreme Court leak raises questions about the ongoing debate over what role the court should have in a representative democracy.
Right-Wing Elitism is Even Uglier than Liberal Elitism
Yes, too many Democratic politicians are Ivy-educated lawyers. But right-wing populism is a sham led by real estate developers and venture capitalists. Nothing could be more elitist than the Republican antagonism toward democracy.
Santa Claus is Real and He’s a Democratic Socialist
Santa Claus of North Pole, Alaska is running for Congress on a progressive platform. Can the true Christmas spirit of love and solidarity triumph against the right-wing politics of Sarah Palin?
Obliterating the Natural World
The radical (but common) right-wing belief that property rights trump all other rights leads inexorably to the destruction of natural wonders.